Noosa Blue Planning Report - MCU Application - 100216

                                                                                                              MCU Application
                                                                                             Noosa Blue Resort, Noosa Heads

                                     MCU to establish Industrial Business (Type 2 Production, alteration, repackaging and repairing)




1.           Summary
Noosa Blue Management Pty Ltd have engaged RG Strategic to prepare and lodge a Material Change of Use (Impact
assessable application) to seek a development permit for the following uses at 16 Noosa Drive, Noosa Blue Resort, Noosa
Heads, from the current approved uses as Pool Café (for onsite guests) and Conference / Function Centre to:

        Entertainment and dining business Type 1 – Food and beverages – (Little Fox Café); and
        Entertainment and dining business Type 2 - Recreation, amusement and fitness (Yoga Studio and Indoor
         Recreation).
The subject site is Noosa Blue Resort, 16 Noosa Drive Noosa Heads with a Real Property Description of SP 120748, Lot 208
associated with the Conference / Function space, and Lot 302 relating to the Pool Café.

The proposed development of this site constitutes ‘development’ as defined by Section 7 of the Sustainable Planning Act
2009. The proposal is deemed inconsistent impact assessable development under the provisions of the Noosa Plan 2006
and the Sustainable Planning Act 2009.

The proposal involves the following:

             Establishment of a Yoga Studio / Indoor Recreation within the existing space of the Conference / Function
              room;
             The existing restaurant which is defined within the existing approval as a Pool Bar for in-house guest use, to
              be operated as a restaurant enabling external customers to the site to access;
             No external change to the existing approved building;
             104 existing car parking spaces are provided on 2 levels, meeting the Code’s requirement for provision of
              parking; and
             Connectivity to the site for patrons, with an established road, pathway network and ready access to public
              transport.
The proposed changes do not increase site cover, GFA or use area on the property. The changes are to the existing uses to
better accommodate and respond to market and economic trends.
The proposal is consistent with the general provisions for the Noosa Heads Locality and Attached Housing Code in that it:

             is compatible and complementary with the other uses on site;
             avoids significant adverse impacts on the amenity enjoyed by users of other premises, including acoustic and
              visual qualities through low key uses, reasonable hours of operation and sound management practices;
             maintains Noosa Heads as the primary focus for visitor accommodation;
             provides visitor accommodation that has high levels of convenience, accessibility and services though the
              introduction of the yoga studio / indoor recreation;
             results in a building scale that requires no external alterations, so maintains a high level of amenity, design
              quality and safety; and
             respects the scale of the surrounding development.

This report also provides greater detail on the nature of the proposal, describes the site characteristics and surrounding
land uses, and provides a statutory assessment against the intents and code requirements of the Planning Scheme. These
matters are set out in:

             the basic details of the application as extracted from certain parts of the IDAS application forms;
             proposal development intent;
             description of the characteristics of site and surrounds; and
             proposed development details.